Here I will discuss briefly the chose of publication I have chosen and the context I wish to convey to the reader. The assignment is geared for preparing the student for dissemination of work through a number of ways such as book, poster, cards, media-film or zine. The process of dissemination is important because disseminating you work to a wider audience is the only way to get noticed. There are a variety of ways you can disseminate work such as social media, galleries and using publications such as zines given out. I will discuss different options of resources that could be used for dissemination later and also where your material could be disseminate also.
For my work, I chose to use a zine. The zine has a long history and it started its existence used by the counterculture and used by groups who were not part of the mainstream of society such as the punk music scene of the 70s and the hippy scene of the 60s. Because of this, I liked the history element of association with these groups. The cost therefore are very low and this has to be a consideration if you are new to photography and money is a factor.
The context of the zine will deal with the stages of empire through history. All empires do not exist forever and eventually go into decline. There are stages which are linked to the decline of an empire which I will address in the zine with images I will take. The stages of rise and decline will be written on the front of the zine and each image will have text informing the reader which it is. The subject does not need much research to understand and my zine gives the reader a general overview without being to complicated.
I will address the creative process all the way through and use screenshots to identify instances when I have created a particular format during the process. I will also look at who would likely read the document and where I would put it for exposure from the public. Finally, I will look at creating a logo which is unique to me and explore Adobe Express though graphic design.
